Hair remover



March 16, 1943. JOHNSON 2,314,226

HAIR REMOVER Filed NOV. 19, 1942 vzaefin v Java ]%7a07z Patented Mar.16, 1943 HAIR REMOVER.

Lane Johnson, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to S. V. H. Corporation, LakeForest, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application November 19, 1942,Serial No. 466,120

6 Claims. (Cl. 51-186) This invention relates to an improved hairremover and more particularly to that type of hair remover whichcomprises an abrasive adapted to be rubbed over the skin.

There have been numerous suggestions for many years as to various formsof abrasive hair removers but up to the present time these all involveda relatively expensive fabrication process, usually including eithergluing or sewing of two ends of the abrasive sheet together. The presentinvention provides the hair remover in a single sheet which may beprovided with abrasive on both sides and is readily reversible so thatit produces four operating ,surfaces.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing, in which-- Figure 1represents a plan view of a preferred form of hair remover; Figure 2 isa crosssection, taken along the line 2 in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a planview of a modified form of the hair remover; and Figure 4 is a View ofthe hair remover in use.

As shown in the drawing, the hair remover comprises an integral sheetwhich is provided on each surface with a layer of abrasive material II.This abrasive material may be any standard fine abrasive such as emerypaper. It is, of course, selected to remove hair without damage to theunderlying skin.

The sheet may be built, as shown in Figure 2, by laminating two layersof paper I 2 and I3, each carrying abrasive on its outer surface. Thesheet may, however, be made of one layer of paper coated on both sideswith abrasive.

The sheet is approximately the width of the hand and is adapted to befolded along the lines I4 and I5. The distance from these lines to theouter ends of the sheet is approximately the length of the fingers ineach case. The sheet is free from corners, particularly at theextremities, in order to avoid possible damage to the user. A centralopening 16 is provided transversely of the sheet and adapted to admitall four fingers of the hand. In Figure 3, the opening is shown asrounded, whereas in Figure 1 the opening is rectangular. The opening isformed by cutting the sheet along the lines ll, I8, I9, 20, 2|, 22 and23, which leaves the fiaps 24 and 25. These flaps serve to provide abetter and firmer grip upon the sheet when it is in use. They may,however, be omitted, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 4 indicates one method of utilizing the hair remover. The fingersare inserted through the opening 16 am are pressed against one end 26 ofthe sheet while the other end 21 is allowed to fit over the back of thehand. In this position the flap 24 acts to cushion or steady the actionof the hair remover. It is obvious that by reversing the direction ofinserting the fingers or by reversing the hand, all four surfaces of thesheet may be brought into operative position.

One advantage of using a laminated sheet is that lines of weakening maybe provided in the surface to facilitate bending along the lines l4 and[5. This may be accomplished as shown in Figure 2 by cutting through theouter layer of material on one side at 28. If the sheet is built. up ofthree layers, this may be accomplished on both sides. Ordinarily,however, if the cut 28 is made approximately twice as wide as it isdeep, free bending may be accomplished in both directions.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom.

I claim:

1. A hair remover comprising a sheet of flexible abrasive materialprovided with a central opening transversely of the sheet adapted toadmit the fingers, the ends of the sheet being rounded.

2. A hair remover comprising a single sheet of flexible materialprovided with abrasive material on'both surfaces thereof and having acentral opening transversely of the sheet adapted to admit the fingers,the ends of the sheet being rounded, the width of the sheet beingapproximately that of the human hand and the length of the sheet beingapproximately two finger lengths.

3. A hair remover as set forth in claim 2, in which lines of weaknessare provided along the adverse margins of the central opening.

4. A hair remover as set forth in claim 2, in which the central openingis provided with a pair of residual fiaps substantially filling theopening.

5. A hair remover as set forth in claim 2, in which the sheet materialincludes at least two layers of paper, one of which is cut substantiallycompletely through to form the line of weakness on each side of thecentral opening.

6. A hair remover as set forth in claim 2, in which the sheet materialincludes at least two layers of paper, one of which is cut substantiallycompletely through to form the line of weakness on each side of thecentral opening and in which the line of weakness is at leastapproximately twice as wide as it is deep.

LANE JOHNSON.

